HIV Technical Director

Jhpiego seeks an HIV Technical Director to provide technical leadership, project oversight and strategic direction for an upcoming USAID-funded HIV/AIDS project in South Sudan. The project will focus on improving equitable access to and use of quality comprehensive HIV prevention, testing, care, and treatment services for all South Sudanese, providing quality comprehensive services for key populations at the current locations and expanding as needed, and developing local partner capacity and preparing local partners to manage direct awards. It will operate over a five-year period.

The position will operate under the leadership of the Chief of Party and Jhpiego’s senior management team, and will oversee and ensure the technical and methodological soundness of all project activities. In collaboration with project team and partners, the position will support the design and implementation of service delivery strategies based on scientific evidence.

This position is contingent upon award from USAID. Qualified South Sudanese nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Provide technical oversight, strategic direction and definition of appropriate project activities
• Establish and implement a system to ensure technical quality of project activities
• Develop and/or update evidence-based training materials, standards, job aids, and curricula, supervisory systems needed for implementation of the project to meet the needs of USAID and the Government of South Sudan
• Provide mentoring and capacity building at the individual and organizational level in specific areas of expertise including but not limited to HIV prevention, testing, care, and treatment services
• Provide technical assistance for conducting site assessments and strengthening referral systems, in-service and/or pre-service education, and supportive supervision
• Coordinate advocacy, demand generation, and policy support, across project sites as required
• Lead the formulation of innovative approaches for scale up of targeted HIV services
• Actively participate in relevant technical advisory/working groups and professional forums representing Jhpiego
• Work with health care providers, local authorities, community members and project team members to identify clinical service delivery issues that impede access to care and uptake of services
• Identify and implement appropriate facility- and community-based strategies to address HIV service delivery gaps
• Identify training needs for clinical and community healthcare providers and assist in the design and implementation of measures to address those needs
• Work closely with the Chief of Party on setting project priorities and directions, and responding to requests for support from local counterparts
• Work with M&E staff to design, implement a plan to track data/results related to HIV to inform adjustments in project implementation
• Collaborate with all local stakeholders and implementing partners, especially the Ministry of Health and other US and international implementing partners, to ensure that all activities conform to the requirements and regulations
• Document successes, lessons learned and challenges in implementation as well as reports of project activities and results to the project and donor, including routine quarterly and annual reports and other reporting requirements as requested
• Document and maintain an inventory of successful tools and approaches
• Author/co-author abstracts, presentations, and articles for journals and conferences
• Supervise technical staff
• Manage technical contributions of subgrantees, including defining scopes of work
• Maintain excellent relationships with USAID and in-country stakeholders and develop rapid responses
• Provide technical leadership to the development the project strategic plan, work plan, and project monitoring, in close collaboration with MOH, USAID, and other stakeholders to ensure timely implementation and compliance to the requirements and regulations of the award

• A Medical Degree (doctor or nursing), and Master degree
• At least 9 years’ experience implementing and/or providing technical assistance in HIV prevention, testing, care and treatment, including continuous quality improvement
• At least 9 years’ experience in implementing and/or providing technical assistance of $5 million per year in donor-funded projects and in the design and implementation of overseas health projects in East Africa, preferably in South Sudan
• Demonstrated experience training clinical and community-based healthcare workers on HIV
• Demonstrated experience providing capacity building assistance at individual and organizational levels
• Skilled in at least two or more of the following technical areas: strengthening service delivery projects; training; pre-service education; performance and quality improvement; monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated experience with a mix of practical technical skills in necessary for strengthening HIV service delivery at the regional, national, clinical and community-level
• Demonstrated in-depth understanding of South Sudan healthcare system, particularly the public health system, experience living and working in South Sudan preferred
• Familiarity with USAID’s administrative, management and reporting procedures and systems
• Proven track record managing a project team composed of several technical experts and fostering team work
• Excellent diplomacy skills and a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with USAID, host-country counterparts and representatives from other key stakeholders such as NGOs, CSOs, and the private sector
• Expertise in research to practice—identifying and adapting best practices to specific project context
• Excellent verbal, written interpersonal and presentation skills in English and working knowledge of local languages preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel nationally

• Master degree of Public Health preferred

Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.

Please apply at www.jhpiego.org/careers

Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include: cover letter, resume, and references.

For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org

Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.

Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.

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